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3. In a statement by the Freedom Committee of the Journalists´ syndicate: Preventing the publishing of Al-Dustour [newspaper] and Al-Shaab [newspaper] is a violation of freedom

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Year: 
2003
Week: 
43
Article number: 
3
Article pages: 
p.11
Date of source: 
October 27, 2003
Author: 
Not mentioned
Article summary: 

The article covers a statement issued by the Committee of Freedoms in the Journalists Syndicate concerning press freedom in Egypt. The committee expressed its concern at escalating the activities of the government against the freedom of press.

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The Freedom Committee of the Journalists’ Syndicate, headed by Muhammad Abdel Qodos, expressed its deep concern over the State’s stance against freedom of the press and its disregard for the law, the constitution and court rulings.


In a statement that was released a few days ago, the committee denounced the decision by government authorities to block the publishing of the Egyptian newspaper of Al-Dustour, in spite of a final, mandatory court ruling granting permission for the newspaper to be published.


The committee [also] called for an end to the tragedy of Al-Shaab newspaper, whose publishing license was suspended a long time ago, in spite of court rulings calling for an end to the suspension.


The committee stressed that the banning of Al-Dustour and Al-Shaab would not be possible were it not for the Emergency laws, which have been in effect in Egypt for the last 20 years, and which have suspended the application of normal laws and established a police state.

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